DETROIT, MI - Detroit will vote in November on whether to allow residents over 21 years old to possess up to an ounce of marijuana on private property.

The following question goes to city voters on Nov. 6:

PROPOSAL M: ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE 1984 DETROIT CITY CODE“ Shall Chapter 38, Offenses, Miscellaneous Provisions, Article XL, Controlled Substances and Drug Paraphernalia, of the 1984 Detroit City Code be amended to exempt adults, 21 years of age or older, from criminal prosecution under the article for use or possession of less than one (1) ounce of marijuana on private property in the City of Detroit by adding the following section:Sec. 38-11-50. Applicability.

None of the provisions of this article shall apply to the use or possession of less than one (1) ounce of marijuana, on private property, by a person who has attained the age of 21 years.